Observed arrival · 2026-09-18
The Rizzmasillion: Tolkien’s Worst Decisions, Explained
An original comedic retelling of The Silmarillion, arranged as 25 chapters with brainrot aliases, explanatory reveals, a cast roster, and an interactive sound machine.
- For
- Readers curious about The Silmarillion without a glossary
- Worth noticing
- Twenty-five chapters use joke names before a roster maps them back to Tolkien’s cast.
Field notes
The project organizes its retelling into 25 linked chapters, with names such as “Finn” and “Sigmauron” serving as comic stand-ins before the roster identifies their Tolkien counterparts. Its interface asks readers to infer context inside the chapters rather than opening with a glossary, then supplies the cast list afterward. A separate chapter-one machine lets visitors set the relative amount of harmony and discord, although the extracted page does not show its resulting behavior.
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